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Boulder Bookstore Boulder Bookstore is Colorado's largest independent bookstore with 20,000 sq. feet, 100,000 titles, and three floors.
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We host 200 events in the store and in the community every year. We were Publishers Weekly's Bookstore of the Year in 2018.

For this special event on Thursday, November 12th, longtime Boulder food writer John Lehndorff will lead a panel convers...
11/05/2026

For this special event on Thursday, November 12th, longtime Boulder food writer John Lehndorff will lead a panel conversation with people behind several of Boulder’s most memorable restaurants: Laudisio’s Ristorante, Magdalena’s Holland Restaurant, Mataam Fez, The Mediterranean, and John’s Restaurant. Purchase tickets using the link in the graphic!

As a boy in colonial Kenya, Pius Kamau learns early what it means to run with lions-both the metaphorical powers that st...
11/04/2026

As a boy in colonial Kenya, Pius Kamau learns early what it means to run with lions-both the metaphorical powers that stalk his people and the real leopard he encounters alone in the forest, the first of many times he will stand eye-to-eye with death. Pius K. Kamau will speak about and sign Running with Lions, on Wednesday, November 11th at 6:30pm, at First Congregational Church. Purchase tickets using the link in the graphic.

We’d love to see you at one of our many events this November!
11/04/2026

We’d love to see you at one of our many events this November!

In a world where the masculine is often constrained by stereotypes, this 52-card deck and guidebook offers a rare invita...
11/03/2026

In a world where the masculine is often constrained by stereotypes, this 52-card deck and guidebook offers a rare invitation to rediscover what is essential, noble, and true in the masculine spirit. Join us for this event with authors Niki Dewart and Elizabeth Marglin on Wednesday, November 11th at 6:30pm! Purchase tickets using the link in the graphic.

It's Monday, which  means it's time for an Author Q&A over on our YouTube Channel! For today's video, Nola Lee Samuels, ...
11/02/2026

It's Monday, which means it's time for an Author Q&A over on our YouTube Channel! For today's video, Nola Lee Samuels, author of "Honey Chicken: My Tragic and Humorous Spiral into Perinatal OCD," answers some of our questions and reads from her new book. Thank you to Nola for recording this video for us! Link to the video is in the comments.

Happy Halloween from the Boulder Bookstore! 👻🎃
11/01/2026

Happy Halloween from the Boulder Bookstore! 👻🎃

Join us for a panel discussion on Monday, November 9th at 6:30pm with the Fireside Ink Writers Workshop! Publishing prof...
10/30/2026

Join us for a panel discussion on Monday, November 9th at 6:30pm with the Fireside Ink Writers Workshop! Publishing professionals break down the different routes to publication, offering insight into what each path requires, what to expect along the way, and how to determine the best fit for your work. Purchase tickets at the link in the graphic.

Halloween is upon us, and these are the spooky stories our booksellers are reading 👻🎃 How are you celebrating?
10/30/2026

Halloween is upon us, and these are the spooky stories our booksellers are reading 👻🎃 How are you celebrating?

The CU Boulder School of Education and the Boulder Bookstore invite teachers, students, families, librarians, and all wh...
10/29/2026

The CU Boulder School of Education and the Boulder Bookstore invite teachers, students, families, librarians, and all who enjoy children’s literature to join us for the 2026 Children's Book Festival on Saturday, November 7th! Register here: https://www.colorado.edu/event/bookfest

Mariko Turk and Leslie Vedder will speak about and sign The Museum of Modern Love and The Siren's Kiss, on Thursday, Nov...
10/28/2026

Mariko Turk and Leslie Vedder will speak about and sign The Museum of Modern Love and The Siren's Kiss, on Thursday, November 5th at 6:30pm. This is a FREE teen event, but please register using the link in the graphic.

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Pearl Street Mall 1107 Pearl St
Boulder, CO
80302

Opening Hours

Monday 10am - 10pm
Tuesday 10am - 10pm
Wednesday 10am - 10pm
Thursday 10am - 10pm
Friday 10am - 10pm
Saturday 10am - 10pm
Sunday 10am - 8pm

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+13034472074

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